Apollo Film Presents

The Apollo Documentary: Advance Screening

Friday, October 4, 2019
7:00 PM

In advance of the HBO premiere in November, the Apollo Theater hosts a community screening of the HBO documentary, The Apollo, directed by Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams. The Apollo chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark. This feature-length documentary weaves together rare archival footage, performances, and intimate behind-the-scenes verité from the stage adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me, exploring the current struggle for racial justice in America, the role that art plays in that struggle, and the broad range of African American achievement that the Apollo Theater represents.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with members of the creative team.

UPDATE: A new round of advance tickets have just been released. Once they are sold out, a limited number of standby tickets may be released on October 4. Standby tickets will be available on a first come, first-served basis in-person only at the Apollo Theater box office beginning at 6:30pm.

Get Tickets

PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event with a ticket required. You must present your email confirmation for entry. Admission is first come, first seated and registration does not guarantee space. Doors open at 6PM. Tickets not picked up from the box office by 6:30pm on the day of the event will be released to patrons in the standby line.

No late seating. Please arrive early!